1990 - Sweetener Supply is established in Darien Illinois by Adolph "Sonny" Gardella & Thomas F. Speck as a distributor of food ingredients

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1999 - Acquire the Brookfield Illinois bulk sugar handling and transfer facility, ushering in a new era for the company​

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2002 - Delicious Food Company of Chicago is acquired, a nearly 100 year old specialty blender & packer of molasses & syrups

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2008 - Introduction of Ridgeland Fibers with the construction of our Berwyn Illinois facility, offering functional fibers to the baked good and pet nutrition industry & Anti-cake blends to the cheese industry

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2012 - Our second Ridgeland Fiber operation opens in Elkhorn Wisconsin

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2017 - Nevada becomes a little "sweeter" with the opening of our Reno facility allowing us to service our growing west coast customer base 

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2021 - Our Wolcott Indiana distribution center opens which also features a brand new Ridgeland Fiber milling & blending operation 

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2022 - We acquire Buffalo New York based C.J. Irwin Company, expanding our reach into the Northeastern United States

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2024 - The next chapter begins with the opening of of our Thomasville North Carolina facility